I moved from London to the Colchester area in my early teens and went to Manningtree School, where I became Head Boy, followed by further education at the Colchester Institute. Since then, apart from my time working away in the world of dance, I have lived and worked locally.
Married with two grown-up children, I am retired from practice as a solicitor and enjoy travel, the arts, cycling, skiing, tennis and of course sculpting.
I get great fulfillment from the creative and practical challenges of sculpting and the forms and lines of my anatomical works are an oblique link with my former life in dance.
I retired as the secretary of Colchester Arts’ Centre Limited colchesterartscentre.com, 37 years after forming the company. It has become one of the country’s leading art centres under the creative direction of Anthony Roberts. I am also a director of the Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited catuk.org and very glad to be involved with the Trust at such an interesting time in its history following the discovery of the Roman Circus under the able direction of Philip Crummy.
For over 10 years I was a director of the Victor Batte Lay Foundation vblfcollection.org.uk , wearetheminories.org which owns the beautiful and vibrant Minories Art Gallery in Colchester, as well as an important art collection focusing on East Anglian artists
As a director and trustee of the Hervey Benham Charitable Trust (herveybenhamtrust.org.uk) I am privileged to be a part of a process that helps to support and nurture our local artistic, cultural, maritime and environmental heritage by giving grants to both individuals and institutions.
I am very lucky to live in such an interesting area with its diverse and gentle beauty supporting a caring and very vibrant and flourishing arts community.